WSU team receives $500,000 grant to study the connection between phosphorylase and photosynthesis, potentially leading to faster growing, larger crops.
WSU has won a $365,000 U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund grant for research on recycling cotton waste products into high-quality regenerated fibers for consumer goods.
WSU researcher Shyam Sablani has received a $450,000 grant to develop plastic packaging that will extend the shelf life of prepared food up to five years.
Work on a new anti-inflammatory drug developed from the medicinal/spice plant turmeric recently received a $225,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH-NCCIH).
The watermelon crop has declined dramatically in Washington because of disease. But Washington State University researchers are developing a solution that involves grafting watermelon plants onto squash and other vine plant rootstocks.
Forest and farm owners are invited to attend a free workshop sponsored by Washington State University Extension and the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum on a number of federal, state and local grant and cost-share programs available for area landowners.